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THE CONVERSATION: Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers
Black musicians have long used the symbol of the blackbird to describe their careers – the isolation they’ve felt and the discrimination they’ve faced along the way. To appreciate Beyoncé’s “Blackbiird,” we think it’s important to go beyond the shadow McCartney’s song has cast over the symbol.
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CultureSonar: Blac Rabbit: Turning on the Beatles Today
An all-black psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn on tour now, Blac Rabbit devotes the second half of their set to the Beatles. These energetic covers, especially later songs like “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” are faithful in the best ways—and unfaithful in the best ways, too. Read the full article…
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CultureSonar: Macca’s Jacca Revelation: More than a Sexy One Off
With his characteristic, persistent optimism, the 2018 McCartney presents sex as one of those magical but everyday happenings that we can and should talk about. It’s the kind of utterly basic idea McCartney has always been so good at using a memorable melody to sell us on. Read the full article in CultureSonar
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ANTENNA: “She Loves You”: The Beatles, Girl Culture, and The Ed Sullivan Show
February 9, 1964: a dark-haired girl gazes into the box perched in her family’s kitchen. Paul McCartney’s face, framed in a close-up on that TV set, shines on the screen. The girl doesn’t take her eyes off of him and his mop-topped cohorts while her younger sisters lean forward and smile, equally mesmerized. Their dad,…
Katie Kapurch, Ph.D. 